Robert Earl Keen!

We gave away tickets to see Robert Earl Keen & Race Ricketts @ The National on 8/20 on Handful of Brains! (Originally aired Tuesday, 08/18/2026, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio).

We’ve also got an eclectic mix of music, including Taj Mahal, Billy Strings, Flea feat. Nick Cave, Dry Cleaning, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Phoebe Bridgers, Rhiannon Giddens, Robert Plant, Echo and the Bunnymen, & more!

You can listen to the show whenever you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202608181900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here is a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2026/08/18/well-give-away-tickets-to-see-robert-earl-keen/#playlist

 

Things are always strange!

Things are always strange on Handful of Brains! (Originally aired Tuesday, August 11, 2026,  7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio) We’ve got an eclectic mix of music, including Keith & Donna, Sam & Dave, Dogwood Tales, RUSH, Tori Amos, CAT POWER, Mikaela Davis, Jeff Tweedy, ZZ Top, The Damned, Elephant Stone, Joe Jackson, & more!

You can listen to the show whenever you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202608111900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2026/08/11/things-are-always-strange/#playlist

(photo: Jazwares Stranger Things WSQK Radio Station Playset)

 

Power of Disco!

 

Feel the Power of Disco and an eclectic mix of genres on Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 08/05/2026,  7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio) We played music from Huey Lewis & The News & The Trammps, The Rolling Stones, Madonna & Sabrina Carpenter, Primus, Anna Calvi, TORTURETWINN, THE EELS, Elephant Stone, & more!

You can listen to the show whenever you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202608041900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2026/08/04/power-of-disco/#playlist.

Jampacked Festival!

We gave away tickets to Jampacked Festival on Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 07/28/2026, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio)

We also played an eclectic mix of music, including tunes from each of the Jampacked bands, as well as Joe Russo’s Almost Dead, John Eddie, R.E.M., Karina Rykman, & more!

You can listen to the show whenever you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202607281900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2026/07/28/jampacked-festival/#playlist

 

Jukebox the Ghost!

 

We gave away tix to see the Jukebox the Ghost: Variety Show Spectacular! at The Broadberry on 7/23 on Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 7/14/26, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio)

We’ve also got an eclectic mix of music, including Aretha Franklin, Allen Toussaint, The Rolling Stones, Frank Zappa, WESTSIDE COWBOY, The Tubs, The Nth Power, Gregory McLoughlin, The String Cheese Incident, Grace Potter, CLUB D’ELF, Joe Ely, & more!

You can listen to the show whenever you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202607141900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and check out the playlist here https://www.wrir.org/2026/07/14/win-tix-to-jukebox-the-ghost/#playlist

Ride Lonesome!

 

Terror-cold tension…Hate-hot revenge! Tonight on Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday,  07/07/2026, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio) We’ve also got an eclectic mix of music, including Beck, Claypool Lennon Delirium, Dinosaur Jr., TORTURETWINN, Africa Express, The Durutti Column, Ramones, Grateful Dead, Ty Segall, The Funky Meters, Old Crow Medicine Show, & more!

You can listen to the show whenever you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202607071900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2026/07/07/ride-lonesome/#playlist

Go-Go where the action is!

 

Go-Go where the action is! Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 06/23/2026, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio) We’ve got an eclectic mix of music, including Paul McCartney & Ringo Starr, U2, Lee “Scratch” Perry & Mouse on Mars, Soft Cell & Nona Hendryx, CAVS, Ed O’Brien, Mitski, Rickie Lee Jones, & more!

You can listen to the show anytime you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202606231900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2026/06/23/go-go-where-the-action-is/

Everclear & Long Arms!

 

We gave away tickets to see EVERCLEAR w/ Long Arms at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden 6/17/26 on Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 6/9/2026,  7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio)

We’ve also got an eclectic mix of music, including Orion Redwolf & Louis Smith, Iceage, Gregory McLoughlin, The Black Crowes, Kurt Vile, Peter Gabriel, Greg Mendez, Richard Thompson, and more!

You can listen to the show whenever you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202606091900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and you can check out the playlist here https://www.wrir.org/2026/06/09/win-tix-to-see-everclear-long-arms/#playlist

Add that bow tie to your chicken hat!

Add that bow tie to your chicken hat and get on with Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 6/3/26, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio)

We’ve got an eclectic mix of music, including Johnny Blue Skies, the Mountain Goats, Daniel Lanois, Son Volt, YES, Don Ho, Bruce Hornsby, My New Band Believe, Father John Misty, Nora Kelly Band, & more!

You can listen to the show whenever you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202606021900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and you can check out the playlist here https://www.wrir.org/2026/06/02/add-that-bow-tie-to-your-chicken-hat/

 

Everything Is Stupid

Everything is stupid….except Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 5/27/26, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio) We’ve got an eclectic mix of music, including Miles Davis, THE OCEAN BLUE, Jim E. Brown, Mikaela Davis, The Rolling Stones, J Roddy Walston and The Business, Al Green, Superchunk, GA-20 with Charlie Musselwhite, Lee Scratch Perry & Mouse on Mars, Lucinda Williams, & more!

You can listen to the show anytime you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202605261900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to check out the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2026/05/26/everything-is-stupid/